According to Daily Mail, the unmanned bus is like a combination of a flying disc and a hot air balloon. According to the design, it has 8 push-up vector fans with movable fans to perform all stages of flight: vertical takeoff, forward flight and landing.
The company said that by using replaceable batteries, unmanned aerial buses can reduce the rotation time when flying between locations and do not need to recharge.
The battery pack will be equipped with a capacity of 3.6 megawatt hours, enough to power thousands of homes.
The airline is aiming to make its first passenger flight in 2024, with the first route set up being Manhattan and Hamptons in New York. This flight only takes 30 minutes and costs $85 - equal to the train ticket price.
After Kelekona put the New York route into operation, the company plans to add other routes including from Boston to New York, New York to Washington D.C, Los Angeles to San Francisco.
Kelekona said that flying buses can also be used to transport goods to soldiers in war zones or support medical evacuation in the air in case of emergency.
Although Kelekona has only designed its unmanned bus using computer simulations, the airline has chosen routes and dates for passenger flights, and told Digital Trends, "The world should wait to see our buses fly in the air in the coming years."
